(B)
Secure appropriate recognition of the accomplishments and contributions of
sub-Saharan African people to this state;

(C)
Stimulate public awareness of the problems of sub-Saharan African people by
conducting a program of public education;

(D)
Develop, coordinate, and assist other public and private organizations that
serve sub-Saharan African people, including the conducting of training programs
for community leadership and service project staff;

(E)
Advise the governor, general assembly, and state departments and agencies of
the nature, magnitude, and priorities of the problems of sub-Saharan African
people;

(F)
Advise the governor, general assembly, and state
departments and agencies on, and assist in the development and implementation
of, comprehensive and coordinated policies, programs, and procedures focusing
on the special problems and needs of sub-Saharan African people, especially in
the fields of education, employment, energy, health, housing, welfare, and
recreation;

(G)
Propose new programs concerning sub-Saharan
African people to public and private agencies and evaluate for such agencies
existing programs or prospective legislation concerning sub-Saharan African
people;

(H)
Review and approve grants to be made from federal,
state, or private funds that are administered or subcontracted by the
commission;

(J)
Serve as a clearinghouse to review and comment on
all proposals to meet the needs of sub-Saharan African people that are
submitted to it by public and private agencies;

(K)
Apply for and accept grants and gifts from governmental and private sources to
be administered by the commission or subcontracted to local agencies;

(L)
Monitor and evaluate all programs subcontracted to local agencies by the
commission;

(M)
Endeavor to assure that sub-Saharan African people
have access to decision-making bodies in all state and local governmental
departments and agencies;

(N)
Establish advisory committees on special subjects as needed to facilitate and
maximize community participation in the operation of the commission;

(O)
Establish with state and local governments and private business and industry
relationships that promote and assure equal opportunity for sub-Saharan African
people in government, education, and employment.

(P)
Create an interagency council consisting of the following persons or their
authorized representatives: one member of the senate appointed by the president
of the senate; one member of the house of representatives appointed by the
speaker of the house of representatives; the directors of administrative
services, agriculture, education, development services, health, highway safety, job and family
services, liquor control, mental health and addiction
services, and
developmental disabilities, natural resources, rehabilitation and correction,
youth services, transportation, environmental protection, and budget and
management; the chairperson of the Ohio civil rights commission, the
administrator of the bureau of workers' compensation
, the
executive director of the opportunities for Ohioans with
disabilities agency, and an additional member of the governor's cabinet
appointed by the governor. The new African immigrants commission, by rule, may
designate other state officers or their representatives to be members of the
council. The director of the commission shall be the chairperson of the
council.

The interagency
council shall provide and coordinate the exchange of information relative to
the needs of sub-Saharan African people and promote the delivery of state
services to such people. The council shall meet at the call of the
chairperson.

Advisory committees
shall be composed of persons representing community organizations and
charitable institutions, public officials, and such other persons as the
commission determines.